Michigan Preteen Steals Forklift, Chaos Lasts For Over An Hour

Right at the Ohio State vs Michigan football game concluded on Saturday night, an Ann Arbor 12-year-old stole a forklift and went on a rampage. We don’t believe he was an Ohio fan upset at the devastating loss but instead was just a kid doing something really stupid and dangerous.

Check out the chaos a runaway gravel truck caused in one Utah city.

The forklift was parked outside a middle school in Ann Arbor. We feel it’s safe to assume the kid goes to the school and that’s how he knew about the forklift. Click On Detroit reports the keys were left inside the forklift, which if true is just plain foolish.

During the kid’s rampage, he reportedly hit 10 parked cars. Honestly, it could’ve been so much worse. But with several officers following behind, he probably didn’t want to slow down and use the forks to really do some damage, and that’s a good thing.

While not a tank, we’ve seen rampages with heavy vehicles like this and they often are devastating. Police usually don’t have a vehicle which can stop something like this forklift, leaving them helplessly following while hoping nobody is seriously injured or worse.

Not shockingly, local news station WXYZ reports the 12-year-old has had run-ins with police before. They didn’t give specifics probably because the kid is a minor, but at just 12 he’s a known factor to cops in Ann Arbor. That’s not a good thing at all.

People might question where the parents are and it’s a valid point. However, the parents might be struggling to keep him in check – we just don’t know the situation.